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20240412_zip_s231_083 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_061 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_046 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees take part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_077 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_081 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_079 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_082 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_076 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_078 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_074 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_075 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_080 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_070 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_060 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_065 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_066 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_051 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_053 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_057 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_054 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_052 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_055 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_040 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_050 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_045 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_044 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_038 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_039 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_042 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_031 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_030 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_033 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_032 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_037 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_028 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_027 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_023 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_020 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_018 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_022 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_014 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_017 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_025 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_026 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_021 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_019 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_016 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_015 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_011 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_005 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_004 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_003 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240412_zip_s231_006 April 12, 2024, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hindu Devotees took part in the annual Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. During the Hindu Lal Kach festival, children and men paint themselves with red color and attend a procession holding swords as they show power against evil and welcome the Bengali New Year. The Lal Kach festival is well known for the local community for more than hundred years. As the month of Chaitra, the last in the Bangla year, draws to an end, the Hindu community comes together in a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is locally known as â??Lal Kachâ? (red glass). The central idea behind this program is for a group of soldiers led by Shiva to appear on earth with a mission: ward off the forces of evil. These soldiers, glowing in the divine light of Shiva, march towards nearby temples. It is all part of a very long tradition going back hundreds of years. The Hindus, especially the young, paint themselves in red, take up swords, bring out processions and dance. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_013 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_011 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_010 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_007 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_006 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_005 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_004 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_003 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240131_zap_a126_002 January 31, 2024, Jerusalem, Israel: An installation commemorating the 136 Israeli hostages, still believed to be in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, is displayed at the National Library of Israel. Chairs bear photos of the hostages, each with a book personally selected for that specific person. Opened October 2023, unceremoniously due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, the NLI hosts some 4 million books, newspapers, antique manuscripts, millions of historical photographs and rare recordings of cultural ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20240117_zia_vp1_001 January 17, 2024, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia: Members of Colombia's presidential guard carry and guard Simon Bolivar's sword, stolen back in 1974 by the now M-19 Guerrilla and given back to the Colombian government in 1991 to be kept in the Presidential Palace, and brought back to Bolivar's manor in Bogota on January 17, 2024, exactly 50 years after it was stolen. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro former Guerrilla member of the M-19 used the sword during his inauguration ceremony back in August 2022. (Credit Image: © Cristian Bayona/LongVisual/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

20240117_zia_vp1_003 January 17, 2024, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia: Members of Colombia's presidential guard carry and guard Simon Bolivar's sword, stolen back in 1974 by the now M-19 Guerrilla and given back to the Colombian government in 1991 to be kept in the Presidential Palace, and brought back to Bolivar's manor in Bogota on January 17, 2024, exactly 50 years after it was stolen. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro former Guerrilla member of the M-19 used the sword during his inauguration ceremony back in August 2022. (Credit Image: © Cristian Bayona/LongVisual/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

20240117_zia_vp1_002 January 17, 2024, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia: Members of Colombia's presidential guard carry and guard Simon Bolivar's sword, stolen back in 1974 by the now M-19 Guerrilla and given back to the Colombian government in 1991 to be kept in the Presidential Palace, and brought back to Bolivar's manor in Bogota on January 17, 2024, exactly 50 years after it was stolen. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro former Guerrilla member of the M-19 used the sword during his inauguration ceremony back in August 2022. (Credit Image: © Cristian Bayona/LongVisual/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

20240117_zia_vp1_005 January 17, 2024, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia: Members of Colombia's presidential guard carry and guard Simon Bolivar's sword, stolen back in 1974 by the now M-19 Guerrilla and given back to the Colombian government in 1991 to be kept in the Presidential Palace, and brought back to Bolivar's manor in Bogota on January 17, 2024, exactly 50 years after it was stolen. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro former Guerrilla member of the M-19 used the sword during his inauguration ceremony back in August 2022. (Credit Image: © Cristian Bayona/LongVisual/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

49930705 Dec 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati defender Nick Hagglund (4) waives to fans before heading onto the field for the sword ceremony before the game between FC Cincinnati and the Columbus Crew at TQL Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Albert Cesare-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA

49804442 Nov 25, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; OL Reign midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) during the sword ceremony before a MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semifinal match between FC Cincinnati and the Philadelphia Union at TQL Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA

49475891 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Mariupol Mayor Oleg Morgun, Denis Pushilin, Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Vice Speaker Yuri Vorobyov, First Vice Speaker Andrei Yatskin, Speaker Valentina Matvienko, First Vice Speaker Andrei Turchak, Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky, and Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko (L-R) attend a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49475898 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: First Vice Speaker Andrei Turchak (2nd L), Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko (C front), and Denis Pushilin (R front), Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, attend a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49474919 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: A ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory takes place ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49474915 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky (front) speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49472527 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: A ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory takes place ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49472193 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Mayors Oleg Morgun (L) and Galina Danilchenko attend a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol respectively as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49472190 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko attends a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49472192 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky and Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko (L-R) attend a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49472191 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Mariupol Mayor Oleg Morgun attends a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471935 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky (front) speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471183 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky (front) speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471185 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov attends a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471188 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky (front) speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471168 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Denis Pushilin (front), Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471186 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: A ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory takes place ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

49471129 RUSSIA, MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Denis Pushilin (front), Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, speaks during a ceremony to award the Swords of Victory to Mariupol and Melitopol as the Cities of Military Glory, ahead of a plenary meeeting of the Russian Federation Council. Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Sipa USA

20231107_shn_z03_421 November 7, 2023 - Quantico, Virginia, USA - USA Marines with Marine Corps Base Quantico sword detail march in formation during the Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony in honor of the 248th Marine Corps Birthday at Butler Stadium on MCBQ, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2023. The annual cake cutting ceremony is a long-standing tradition that celebrates the establishment of the USA Marine Corps. The Marine Corps birthday is celebrated every year to commemorate the birth of the Corps and honor the service and sacrifices of all Marines, past and present. (Credit Image: © Mitchell Johnson/U.S. Marines/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231030_zaf_x99_024 LISHUI, Oct. 30, 2023 Inheritors of celadon and sword-making skills raise symbolic kindling tools at the opening ceremony of the 6th World Celadon Conference in Longquan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 30, 2023. The 6th World Celadon Conference was held in Longquan City on Monday, along with a series of forums, exhibitions and skill competitions. (Credit Image: © Weng Xinyang/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20231020_zap_a126_025 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_024 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_023 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_022 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_021 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_020 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_019 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_018 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_001 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_016 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_015 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_014 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_012 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)

20231020_zap_a126_011 October 20, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli families of the hostages conduct a Kabbalat Shabbat, welcoming of the sabbath ceremony, next to a set table surrounded by 203 empty chairs waiting for the hostages and missing to return, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas of the Gaza Strip following massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, infiltration of gunmen into Israeli territory, massacre of civilian women and children in their homes and hostage taking of civilians and soldiers. 300,000 reservists have been deployed and the Israeli Air Force is massively bombing Gaza in preparation for the next stage of warfare. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire)